document.write( "Question 511102: Admission to a baseball game is $4.50 for general and $5.00 for reserved seats. The receipts were $5921.00 for 1274 paid admission. How many of each ticket were sold?
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Admission to a baseball game is $4.50 for general and $5.00 for reserved seats. The receipts were $5921.00 for 1274 paid admission. How many of each ticket were sold?
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\n" ); document.write( "# of tickets::::: g + r = 1274 tickets
\n" ); document.write( "value of tick:; 4.5g+5r = 5921 dollars
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru the 1st eq. by 50
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru the 2nd eq. by 10
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\n" ); document.write( "50g + 50r = 50*1274
\n" ); document.write( "45g+50r = 59210
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"g\":
\n" ); document.write( "5g = 4490
\n" ); document.write( "g = 898 (# of general admission tickets sold)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"r:
\n" ); document.write( "g + r = 1274
\n" ); document.write( "898 + r = 1274
\n" ); document.write( "r = 376 (# of reserve tickets sold)
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